VALLEJO, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2009) -- The 7th annual amateurgolf.com North Bay Championship seemed to be heading for a three-way playoff until the final card of the day was recorded.

Andrew Moren, a recent graduate of Cal State Stanislaus, produced a final-round of 71, tied for the low score of the day, and ended up coming away with a two-stroke victory.

He finished at even-par 144 (73-71) in the chilly conditions that had golfers waiting until 10:15 for the frost warning to lift.

"I'd have to say I was just managing my game, managing the course," said Moren. "I stayed out of the hazards, which if you know that course is important. It came down to chipping, getting up-and-down and staying patient."

Playing in the final group with leader Matthew Hansen, who opened the tourney with a course record tying 67, Moren was able to avoid trouble en route to the victory.

"Coming in I didn't think I had a real chance at winning," said Moren, who is working on his game with an eye on turning professional. "I stayed in (Hansen's) shadow was able to catch him in the end."

He said the turning point may have came late in the round.

"It was probably on 15, the downhill par-3," said Moren. "I thought I hit just an okay shot, but I got a generous bounce up to a few inches and made birdie, that was a big boost."

Hansen, junior at Morro Bay High School who resides in Los Osos, couldn't keep up his torrid pace from Day 1, finishing in a tie for second at 2-over 146.

He was joined by Cal Berkley's Eric Mina and UCLA's Taylor Travis. Cal Poly golfer Geoff Gonzalez rounded out the top-5 at 147.

In the Net Division, Vacaville's Dave Nikitin fired an impressive net 66 to overtake Fred Luper and take the victory.

Nikitin finished at 143 to Luper's 145.

Full results from the 6,782-yard, par-72 Hiddenbrooke Golf Club follow:

	Championship
Pos.	Name	City	Rd.1	Rd.2	Tot.
1	Andrew Moren	Turlock	73	71	144
T2	Eric Mina	Fremont	75	71	146
T2	Matthew Hansen	Los Osos	67	79	146
T2	Taylor Travis	Fremont	72	74	146
5	Geoff Gonzalez	Diablo	72	75	147
6	Mat Miller	Pleasanton	79	70	149
7	Nicholas Brown	Rocklin	74	76	150
T8	Darryl Donovan	Morgan Hill	75	77	152
T8	Sean Nadir	Los Altos	75	77	152
10	Reid Scarff	Oroville	77	76	153
11	Alexander Schmitt	Tiburon	78	76	154
T12	Kyle Paster	Kentfield	81	74	155
T12	Tyler Raber	El Macero	77	78	155
T14	Jerry Ledzinski	Carmel	80	76	156
T14	Kevin Collignon	Las Vegas	77	79	156
T14	MacKenzie Hurd	San Francisco	76	80	156
T17	Bryana Gregory	Roseville	79	78	157
T17	Sean Ouhyun Yoon	Davis	81	76	157
T19	Cole Seeger	Thousand Oaks	83	75	158
T19	Josh Stone	stockton	77	81	158
T21	Andrew Damron	Yountville	78	81	159
T21	David Staszko	San Jose	81	78	159
T21	zach stingley	south san francisco	82	77	159
T24	Eric Smith	Tiburon	80	80	160
T24	Scott Lacrosse	San Jose	81	79	160
T26	John Allison	Pismo Beach	80	82	162
T26	Tanner Makimoto	Roseville	82	80	162
T28	David Parshall	San Francisco	81	82	163
T28	Jordan Sedlock	Danville	83	80	163
T30	Jake Johnson	Cameron Park	81	83	164
T30	Matthew Wallach	Los Gatos	84	80	164
T32	Jay Wood	Napa	82	84	166
T32	Justin Cecil	Sunnyvale	86	80	166
34	Mike Connealy	Danville	84	85	169
35	Simon Kwon	Alamo	91	83	174
36	Jason Sturdevant	Napa	88	92	180
T37	Randy Haag	Burlingame	WD	WD	WD
T37	Neil Summers	Livermore	NC	NC	WD
T37	Patrick Pernice	Oakland	NC	NC	WD
T37	R.C. Orr	Santa Rosa	84	WD	WD
	Net
Pos	Name	City	Rd.1	Rd.2	Tot.
	Dave Nikitin	Vacaville	77	66	143
	Fred Luper	Suisun	73	72	145
	Noel Rush	Pacifica	76	75	151
	Del Hocker	San Jose	76	78	154
	Chris Parker	Danville	79	76	155
	Paul Alan Davis	Moraga	78	77	155
	Al Richardson	Santa Clara	81	78	159
	Bob Gorman	San Ramon	76	84	160
	Lyle Covino	san francisco	80	80	160
	Scott Carelli	San Francisco	80	86	166
	Andrew Hickson	Vacaville	97	77	174
	Warren Voyce	San Jose	92	85	177

 

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